You roll over in bed and force your eyes open, only to read the blurry red lights of the digital clock “3:15.”
Wikipedia refers to the witching hour this way; “In European folklore, the Witching Hour is the time when supernatural creatures such as witches, demons and ghosts are thought to be at their most powerful, and black magic at its most effective. This hour is typically midnight, and the term may now be used to refer to midnight, or any late hour, even without having the associated superstitious beliefs. The term ‘witching hour’ can also refer to the period from midnight to 3 a.m., while ‘Devil’s Hour’ refers to the time around 3 a.m.” Apparently, the Devil’s Hour is the exact opposite of the time Christ supposedly died at 3 p.m. (I won’t even get into the logic of this for those of us on Mountain Standard Time).
It’s been suggested that this is the time of extreme early morning when more firefighters and police are called. That’s true, but then it takes a whole night of drinking to get into trouble at 3 a.m. It’s also believed that we might be having access to our God figure in that state of mind in deep theta sleep and in between REM sleep. Others think that it’s the extreme darkness that occurs just before dawn that permits melatonin to adjust and create a sleep state that’s in the process of shifting, a time in which we could awaken. It’s also entirely possible that discomfort after hours in our beds is what jostles us awake at about that magical time (especially middle-agers). Whatever the reasoning, any time you’re under extreme stress, you’re likely to wake right around that 3 a.m. hour and not be able to fall back asleep again. Obviously, our bodies are telling us that some sort of stimuli (earthly or unearthly) is creating a dark-of-night awakening.
If this continually waking at 3 am is putting a damper on your life, there’s some things you can consider to get your rhythms back in order:
You can try to go to bed later than usual.
You can set your alarm for 1 a.m. and then go back to sleep.
You can darken your room completely or wear an blackening eye mask.
You can cool off the room more so your body temperature can stay down where it needs to be for the brain to induce sleep state (running a noisy fan is a good option—it also masks outside sounds).
Try and turn the clock around so you can’t see it.
You can try having a light snack with carbs before bedtime to feed your brain.
You can consider taking a Benadryl at bedtime OR try 3 mg of melatonin.
There are conditions such as depression and anxiety that can cause insomnia, as well as chronic medications that can affect sleep. How does one know if waking at 3 a.m. is spiritually related or physically? Look at the clock.
Have you ever had to get up at 7:30 the next morning and you wake up at 7:28? Yeah, our internal clocks are amazing. If you start waking at 2:37 in the morning, you’re likely to continue to do that so long as that number is in your head. You need to consciously remind yourself “7:30” over and over again as you go to sleep. Set the clock. Look at the alarm time several times to visualize that number. Print it into your brain. If you keep waking up at 3:08 every morning, your internal clock has been reset to anticipate that time on the clock. Ideally, just turning the clock around works great. You wake up, don’t memorize numbers on the clock, problem gone. Give it a try some time.
If you ever awaken during this time with a rush of emotion and don’t understand where it’s coming from, it’s entirely possible that your true self or your higher self are trying to communicate. Should you be gathering communications from “the other side” because you seem receptive in the sleep state, once you awaken that sense of someone being there will dissipate. You are in a new brainwave state and are now no longer a receptive receiver.
Scientists tell us that our circadian rhythms in our bodies tell us when to sleep and when to wake. What if those factors weren’t dictated by body temperature, emotional state, or a noisy neighborhood? What if they were affected by a time when our minds are in the sleep state combined with the thinnest veil between our world and the other(s)?
I admittedly have found the time between midnight to 4 am is prime ghost hunting hours. Not always convenient when you’ve been sitting still for the past four hours already and are feeling the body’s need to hit the sleep state. Perhaps our senses are more acute in that need-to-sleep state. I know that a tiny sound when I’m sleeping can keep me up (hyperacousis--sensitivity to sound). A trickle of light will make it impossible to sleep. A sore muscle can feel like agony. Perhaps the combination of our mind running in the deeper sleep state along with sharper senses make us ideal barometers for paranormal activity.
Is it possible too that we might be having spirit visitors while we sleep? Alien encounters? Astral projection of our souls leaving our bodies and traveling around? Well, these are all theories to ponder. And, when you're pondering those, consider this popular story on the internet - a ghost that showed up on camera during a sleep study (more than likely a piece of link that flew by the lens when the air conditioning went on, but alas we may never know, especially when no one provides the source of the video and remains anonymous).
Hum mm I`ve been waking up at 4:28 the last 3 nights since I came back from Whitby with Public Image Ltd going through my head !!!!
ReplyDeleteI've been waking up at 4:28 aswell but i havent got a clue why. This has been playing for a longer time now
ReplyDeleteThis is kind of creepy but I woke up today at around 4.30 as well unable to sleep back.
ReplyDeleteThis is my 3rd night waking up at 4:28 and I don't need to wake up this early.. i don't know how this is happening
ReplyDeleteThis is my 4th night in a row waking up at 4:28 am. Is this still happening to you?
ReplyDeleteDo u still wake up at 4:28? I do it and just met someone else who has for years. We need to know why.
DeleteI'd suggest turning the clock around so that your body's rhythms don't get hooked on waking up at that exact time. Once you awake and note the clock's time, you are registering it as significant and the mind knows these things, doesn't understand why, but it knows you just made 4:28 important. Keep the clock turned and after a few nights of not knowing the time you awaken, you should be out of that rhythm.
ReplyDeleteI wake up today at 3:51 am after dreams of seeing myself and my family praying for goodlucks and a a couple of painting arts. Sorry for my bad english
ReplyDeleteI have been waking up between 2 and 3 am for the past two months with a song in my head from the same artist.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I have been waking up at 3am, 330am for the past 2 weeks. I too dream of my past with my family but also dreaming my deceased big brother. What does that mean?
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I have been waking up at 3am, 330am for the past 2 weeks. I too dream of my past with my family but also dreaming my deceased big brother. What does that mean?
ReplyDeleteI have been waking up at around 3am since past few days. Yesterday, I felt something really weird, as my body temperature had risen. I also got scared a little, as I felt something might come if I didn't sleep back. After sometime, it was really cold around. What can it possibly mean?
ReplyDeleteWhen we shift sleep stages, if we begin to become aware or awaken during the shift, many things can occur. We can be paralzyed and unable to move, see things that aren't there because we are still getting dream state visuals, or we can experience the changes in core body temperature (why we throw the blanket off during the night and then pull it back on). To achieve ideal dream state, our core body temperature goes down about a degree. Awakening at that time could make you cold and as you are awake, your body warms back to 98.6 again.
DeleteI've been waking up at 2:52 a.m. for the past few nights. I think it's later when I go to look at my phone. I don't have an alarm clock. About 6 years ago I held my grandmother's hand as she passed away at almost the exact time. I wonder if this is a factor since we were so close.
ReplyDeleteWe have circadian rhythms for sleep. When I know I must wake up at 7 am, I wake up at 6:58 am. Once you set in your mind the time of her passing, you gave your subconscious a directive. Now, your body rhythm wants to wake at that time and you take note of the clock which further imprints that time into your rhythms. The best solution is to not have a visible clock near you so you no longer take note of that time.
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